Chapter 72 I Didn’t Bite Your Mouth
"I was wondering why you were so afraid to report it to the authorities." Jiang Fei raised an eyebrow. "So you slandered the royal family. It's a good thing Prince Zhaoning didn't expose you on the spot. Instead, he admitted it himself to save your face."
When everyone heard what she said, they all reacted and started whispering to each other.
"Is it true or false?"
"I think it's true. If you weren't guilty, why would you be afraid of seeing the officials?"
"What a vicious woman! The princess had a miscarriage earlier. Could it be this woman's doing?"
"The princess fell into the water and had a miscarriage. This woman fell into the water today for no reason. I think it's really retribution."
Jiang Fei added, "Everyone knows the secretive tactics used in this inner house. You don't have to report it to the authorities, but since you slandered me first, you should apologize to me in public."
Aunt Zhou's face turned pale and blue, but she had to bow her head. "It was my fault that I was confused. I beg Miss Jiang Er to forgive me for this time."
"You are confused for more than just this reason." Jiang Fei hinted at something, and everyone began to suspect all kinds of things.
Suddenly there was a noise on the shore, and then Duan Jiu hurriedly boarded the boat with several guards.
Duan Jiu clasped his fists and said, "Your Highness, Lord Zhang Zheng has requested an audience. He said he's here to pick up the princess and Concubine Zhou."
Pei Jing raised his eyebrows slightly, looking at Jiang Fei with a half-smile, "It seems that someone is here to ask for an explanation."
He raised his hand lazily, "Let him come over."
Soon, Zhang Zheng hurried onto the boat. When he saw the situation on board, his face turned pale.
He also heard the news that Aunt Zhou fell into the water, so he hurried over and saw this scene.
Aunt Zhou was soaked all over, her makeup was ruined, and she was kneeling on the deck in a mess. There were so many people around her, but no one even reached out to help her.
Zhang Zheng rushed over in two steps, saw Pei Jing, quickly bowed and went to help Aunt Zhou.
When Aunt Zhou saw him, she immediately rushed over and cried, "My dear~"
Jiang Fei looked at Princess Anping, and the princess turned her face away coldly.
Zhang Zheng hugged Aunt Zhou distressedly, "What's going on?"
Someone in the crowd immediately said, "Mrs. Zhou accidentally stepped on air and fell into the water, and then she came up and accused Miss Jiang of pushing her..."
After saying a few words, Zhang Zheng's originally gloomy face turned almost as black as the bottom of a pot.
"This... could there be some misunderstanding?"
"It was originally a misunderstanding, someone thought she was pushed." Someone else said, "But when Aunt Zhou heard that they were going to report it to the police, she was so scared that she immediately told the truth."
These words were like a slap in the face, making Zhang Zheng's face burn.
Zhang Zheng clenched his fists so tightly that his knuckles turned white.
He has always valued his reputation the most, but today he lost all face in front of everyone. Aunt Zhou was still sobbing in his arms, and he could only feel a buzzing in his ears.
Zhang Zheng took a deep breath, suppressed his anger, turned around and bowed deeply to Pei Jing, "Your Highness, I'm sorry for my poor discipline. I'm sorry to have embarrassed you. I'll take her away now."
Pei Jing was rarely serious. "If the inner court is not peaceful, then your official career will not be peaceful. You are using your secret methods at home outside. I will not make a fuss about it today, considering our friendship as officials in the same dynasty. But if it happens again, you will have to think carefully."
Jiang Fei looked at Pei Jing's profile. When this man looked serious, he looked quite human.
Zhang Zheng's forehead was covered in sweat, and he bowed repeatedly, "Your Highness, your teaching is correct. I will discipline my son strictly when I return."
As he spoke, he looked at Princess Anping and said, "Princess, would you like to go back with me?"
Princess Anping hesitated for a moment, looked at Jiang Rufei, then at Wei Ciying, and finally nodded.
The farce ended here, and everyone went into the cabin one after another, still discussing what had happened before.
Jiang Fei was about to follow the crowd back to the cabin when she heard Pei Jing's cold voice: "Jiang Rufei, come here!"
Jiang Fei paused, her back tensed instantly, and she pretended not to hear anything, trying to get away with it.
"Playing dumb?" Pei Jing said, "Take one more step forward, and I'll break your legs."
The raised foot stopped in mid-air, then slowly retracted and fell behind him.
Jiang Fei turned around, a fake smile plastered on her face, "Just now I seemed to hear the prince calling you, your servant?"
Pei Jing snorted coldly, put his hands behind his back, and walked straight to the shore.
Facing dozens of inquiring gazes, Jiang Fei followed reluctantly and carefully stepped onto the not-so-strong board to reach the shore.
Willows drooped by the bank, their soft branches dipping into the water, stirring up a group of fish swimming by the river.
Pei Jing stopped under the willow tree, staring impatiently at Jiang Rufei who was walking towards him slowly, and said, "Do you want me to mind my business? Do I need your help?"
"Ah?" Jiang Fei was stunned for a moment before reacting, "I didn't want to help you, I wanted to help the prince."
"Then why did you disrupt my plan?"
"Your Highness's plan is to take the blame, make that cuckold, Concubine Zhou, the victim, and then have everyone sympathize with her?" Jiang Fei squinted unhappily, "Isn't she trying to ruin my reputation? How could I let her have it that easy? I'll have to fight back."
Pei Jing stared at her for a moment, then suddenly laughed, "You seem so righteous and self-righteous in being evil."
Jiang Fei bit her lower lip and said nothing. Pei Jing fiddled with the jade ring on his finger and said with a smile, "You are still feeling wronged."
"Is it not okay for me to bite my own mouth? I didn't bite the prince's. Isn't the prince meddling too much?"
When these words came out, both of them looked a little strange.
Jiang Fei quickly tried to make amends, "I didn't say I wanted to bite you."
"Then who do you want to bite?" Pei Jing narrowed his eyes, and there was an inexplicable hint of danger in his eyes.
Jiang Fei subconsciously took two steps back and looked at him warily.
Could he be having another attack? This guy wants to kill people when he has an attack. She's so close, it's really dangerous! Help!
Pei Jing saw that she looked like she was facing a great enemy and slowly approached her. "Why, are you afraid that I will kill you?"
If Jiang Fei retreated any further, she would fall into the river. She gritted her teeth and stayed where she was, saying truthfully, "A little bit."
"If this king really wanted to kill you, do you think you could survive until now?"
In fact, Pei Jing was also puzzled. When they were in the back mountain of Tingquan Mountain, he was obviously about to have a fit. He could have strangled her fragile and slender neck with just a little force, but she escaped easily.
Pei Jing retracted his thoughts and snorted coldly, "Shouldn't you thank me, the king?"
To be honest, Jiang Fei should thank him. If it weren't for Pei Jing's incident, Aunt Zhou wouldn't have admitted it so quickly. It would probably have taken more words and effort.
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
"Perfunctory!"
Jiang Fei bowed and said, "Your Highness, I thank you for your generous help today. It can be said that Zichan is alive, gathering neighbors and benefiting all directions."
Pei Jing's mouth twitched uncontrollably. She thought that she wouldn't be able to say anything good even if she was asked to repeat herself.
"Even dogs wag their tails, but you only know how to get angry at me."
Jiang Fei felt wronged.
This madman is too difficult to deal with. No matter what you say to him, it won’t work. If it weren’t for his status, she really wanted to jump up and give him a beating.
"It's obviously you who gets angry."
Looking at the face that was full of "dissatisfaction", Pei Jing's anger inexplicably dissipated by half.
Her cheeks were flushed red from the high temperature, and sweat appeared on her forehead.
Pei Jing turned his head to look at the river and waved his hand, "Get out of here now! If you don't leave now, I'll kill you!"
Upon hearing this, Jiang Fei's eyes suddenly lit up. She didn't care whether Pei Jing was speaking in anger or not. She turned around and prepared to run away, but her eyes fell on Pei Jing's red ears.
Jiang Fei finally discovered that this person was sometimes like a child.
Although he has sharp features, he acts like a naughty child when he gets angry, and he always says "I'll kill you".
But when her secret was exposed, the tips of her ears turned redder, more ostentatious than the peach blossoms in spring.
"Then I'll take my leave." Jiang Fei had just finished saying this when she saw Pei Jing quickly break off a willow branch and shoot it in one direction.
"Who? Get out!"
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